Picture-cord hook and ornament



Jan. 24, 1928.

A. MASKOW PICTURE CORD HOOK AND ORNAMENT Filed June 2 1 5 lNVENTOR Rim/i ATTO EY v other device or when the PatentediJan. 24, 1928.

* UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABE MASKOW, or imooxtvn, new Your.

PICTU E-com) Iioox AND ORNAMENT.

Application filed June 2!, 1925. Serial No. 39,327.

My invention relates to improved picture hooksin which an ornament, picture hook, tassel and cord are united into a new article of manufacture and it is my object to produce an ornament (which covers and hides the picture hook) of metalor other suitable rigid material to which the hook proper is permanently and rigidly secured and to which the picture cord and tassel may be secured. Heretofore the ornament has been made of fabric and the hoop proper has been sewed to it. This has proved unsatisfactory as the sewing gives way and the ornament falls 0% exposing the unsightly hook, some times before the device can reach the user. The fabric ornaments also collected dust and dirt and rapidly deteriorated andlooked unsightly after a short time. My invention is intended to overcome these defects with a device which is simple and cheap to make and which can be easily assembled.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a back view of my improved device; Fig. 2 a side view of the ornament and hook of Fig. 1, with the ornament partly broken away and Fig. 3 a

sectional view of a portion of the structure of Fig. l on the line 33 thereof. Figure e is aview partly in section and showing another posltion of the loop with relation to the hook.

The device consists of an ornament 1,

of metal or any other suitable material, and may be of any size, shape or ornamental design, so long as it covers and hides the hook proper. The picture hook proper 2 is per manently secured to the back of the ornament in any suitable manner, solder 3 being preferably used for this purpose. The eye 2 is hingedly secured to the hook 2 and may be swung in against the ornament when the hook is used on a moulding or swung out when the loop is used on a nail, screw or hook is usedon a moulding and the loop is conjointly used on a'nail or the like. A picture cord 4 is passed through the hook 2 and a tassel 5 is hung from the hook by a cord 6, with a button 7 connecting the tassel and cord. This button is preferably made of .wood or other hard material and ispainted or lacquered so that it will always present a good appearance. The fabric or cord covered buttons heretofore used quickly frayed and exposed the wood, presenting an untidy appearance.

The devlce of my lnventlon IS a permanently assembled ornament,.hook, cord and tassel which will retain an attractive appearance for a long time and which can be easily and cheaply made and assembled. It will be noted upon inspection of the drawing that the hook 2 is 7 which are permanently secured to the or namental wall plate 1, while the loop 2 is formed with similar eyes 8 which are arranged between and frictionally engaged by the eyes -7 of the hook 2. The loop is thus supported for pivotal movement with relation to the hook 2, so that it can occupy either the position illustrated in Figure 3 or the position illustrated'in Figure 4. The eyes 8 of the loop 2 are also arranged substantially in alignment with the eyes 7 of the hook 2 to receive the picture cord 4: which passes through all of said eyes as clearly illustrated. The loop 2 is therefore permitted to pivot about the picture. cord as will be readily understood, the cord holding the loop against casual separation from the hook when used as an additional supporting means for the picture.

lVhile it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily understood I desire to have it known that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and de scribed, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

I claim 1. In combination, an ornamental wall plate, supporting means carried on the back of the plate for suspending the latter from the wall, additional supporting means pivotally mounted on the first mentioned means,

both of said means being wholly concealed by the plate when on the wall, and each of said means being designed to receive and.

formed with spaced eyes' of the ornament plate, a supporting hook ti 'dly secured to and adapted to receive a picture cord, a sup the back of said plate and a apted to engage porting loop formed with spaced eyes an a Wall moulding, spaced eyes formed on said ranged between and frictionally engaged by hook and adapted to receive a pictureoord, the eyes of said loop, and substantially 5 and an additional supporting loop arranged aligned with the latter to receive said cord,

between said eyes and pivotally mounted. said lIOOlK HIId lOOP being Wholly concealed about said cord. l by the plate when on the Wall.

4:. In combination, an ornamental :wall In testimony whereof I have aflixed my late, a hook rigidly secured to the back of signature. W said plate and adapted to engage a wall 3 moulding, spaced eyes formed onsaid hook l n ABEMASKOW. 

